Does neighborhood belonging matter? Examining school and neighborhood belonging as protective factors for latino adolescents

American Journal of Orthopsychiatry

Volumn 83, Issue 2 PART 3, 2013, Pages 323-334

  Maurizi, Laura K ^a   Ceballo, Rosario ^a   Epstein Ngo, Quyen ^a   Cortina, Kai S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Academic achievement; Education; Latino adolescents; Neighborhood belonging; Peer support; Psychological well being; School belonging; Teacher support

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MALE; NEIGHBORHOOD; PEER GROUP; STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELING;

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; EDUCATION; LATINO ADOLESCENTS; NEIGHBORHOOD BELONGING; PEER SUPPORT; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING; SCHOOL BELONGING; TEACHER SUPPORT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MALE; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SCHOOLS; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 84881008516     PISSN: 00029432     EISSN: 19390025     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ajop.12017     Document Type: Article

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